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Tom Allard10:01 AM
Indonesian police and military have arrived at Kerobokan prison to being the transfer of Bali nine duo Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran to Nusakmbangan island, the place were they are to be executed by firing squad.

Michael Holden
8:12 AM
London: Britain's Queen Elizabeth has stripped veteran entertainer Rolf Harris of an honour she bestowed on him in 2006, basing the move on his conviction for child sex crimes last year, an official notice on Tuesday revealed.

MELISSA EDDY
7:42 AM
The European Union will fail to meet an ambitious goal of significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 unless it takes more aggressive measures to limit the use of fossil fuels and adopts new environmental policies, according to a new report.

6:01 AM
A Russian lawyer for Edward Snowden said on Tuesday the fugitive former U.S. spy agency contractor who leaked details of the government's mass surveillance programmes was working with American and German lawyers to return home.

Isaac Abrak
1:56 AM
Abuja: Nigeria's Islamist sect Boko Haram released a video purporting to show it beheading two men, its first online posting using advanced graphics and editing techniques reminiscent of footage from Islamic State.

Robert Tait
1:29 AM
The mother of Mohammed Emwazi knew he was Jihadi John and screamed "that's my son" when he first appeared in an Isil video - but it is believed she failed to tip off the authorities.

Nicky Phillips
5:25 PM
Forget all the images you've seen in adult films and the 'lifelike' drawings scrawled on public bathrooms, there is now a scientific guide as to what constitutes an average penis size - and hopefully it will put some men at ease.

Tom Allard and Jewel Topsfield
4:45 PM
Indonesian officials are in meetings to determine the date that Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran will be transferred to the site of their execution, with Bali's chief prosecutor saying it will happen in the next 72 hours.